WILDWOOD – A city man was charged this week with sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl.
Juan Nieves-Barrios, 26, a restaurant dishwasher who lives on the 100 block of East Andrews Avenue, was charged with aggravated sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child.
Police said Nieves-Barrios is an undocumented immigrant from Mexico.
Police said the offense was a crime of opportunity. He met the girl in the city, police said.
Police took a report from the victim on Monday and executed a search warrant at the home of Nieves-Barrio, where police said they found evidence linking him to the crime.
Nieves-Barrio was lodged Tuesday at the Cape May County jail on $175,000 bail set by state Superior Court Judge John C. Porto.
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